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* as an adjective, "cognate" indicates that a word is related to or shifted from another word | * as an adjective, "cognate" indicates that a word is related to or shifted from another word | ||
** as in, "The English word 'Father' is cognate with the Latin word 'Pater'" | ** as in, "The English word 'Father' is cognate with the Latin word 'Pater'" | ||
* as a noun cognate means something related, in | * as a noun cognate means something related, and in linguistics, a word that is related to another word | ||
** as in, "The English word 'Father is a cognate to the Latin word 'Pater'" | ** as in, "The English word 'Father is a cognate to the Latin word 'Pater'" | ||
=== "P" to "F" sound === | === "P" to "F" sound === | ||
* " | * '''father''' | ||
** PIE: ''phter'' | |||
* | ** Latin: ''pater'' | ||
* | ** proto-Germanic: ''fader'' | ||
Click EXPAND for more "P" to "F" sound shifts | |||
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* '''foot''' | |||
** PIE: ''pods'' | |||
** Greek: ''pous'' | |||
** Latin: ''ped'' | |||
** proto Germanic: ''fot'' (pronounced "fott") | |||
* '''fish''' | |||
** PIE: ''pisk'' | |||
** Latin: ''pisces'' | |||
** proto-Germanic: ''fiskaz'' | |||
* '''fire''' | |||
** PIE: ''paewr'' | |||
** Latin: ''pyre'' | |||
** proto-Germanic: ''fur'' | |||
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=== "D" to "T" sound === | === "D" to "T" sound === | ||
* | * '''ten''' | ||
** PIE: ''dekmt'' | |||
** Latin: ''decim'' (in Latin the "C" is pronounced like a hard "K", so "decim" is pronounced "dekim" | |||
** prot-Germanic: ''tehun'' | |||
=== "K" to " | === "K" to "Wh" sound === | ||
* | * what | ||
=== "T" to "Th" sound=== | === "T" to "Th" sound=== | ||
* | * '''three''' (soft "Th") | ||
* PIE: ''tryes'' (hard "T") | |||
* Latin: ''tres'' | |||
* proto-Germanic: ''thrijiz'' | |||
=== "B" to "P" sound=== | === "B" to "P" sound=== | ||